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Pitcher · 2020

James Pazos

Age
29
B/T
R/L
Height
6' 2"
Weight
252 lb
Born
May 5, 1991 in Gilbert, AZ, USA
MLB debut
September 5, 2015
dbWAR
.5
6 season(s)
IP
5.1
ERA
16.88
FIP
12.94
K/9
1.7
FIP−
291
100 = avg

James Pazos is a relief pitcher for the Colorado Rockies. In 2020 he struck out 1 batter over 5.1 innings across 6 appearances, going 0-0. His ERA of 16.88 was 278.9% higher than the league average of 4.45. Stripping out defence, his 12.94 FIP suggests he pitched better than his ERA shows. He missed bats on 11.9% of swings (5.3% of every pitch he threw), walked 17.2% of the batters he faced and struck out 3.4%. His -0.5 dbWAR is built from that FIP rather than runs allowed, so it credits him for what he controls and not for the defence behind him.

League context

Percentile among qualified pitchers, 2020.

FIP12.94
K/91.7
WHIP2.81
WAR-.5

Pitching

Standard and advanced, by season.

Trend
2020605.100010101516.8812.942.811.78.4379291-0.5
201912010.1000721041.743.701.068.73.539820.1
201860050.0410471645152.883.601.248.12.769870.6
201759053.2450512365243.864.051.4010.94.089930.4
2016703.1100753113.5010.052.408.12.7322240-0.2
20151105.000030330.003.731.205.45.40940.0

Platoon splits

How left- and right-handed hitters fare against him.

Opponent batting by the side the hitter bats from, 2020. Counted from play-by-play, so totals can differ from the box-score season line by a plate appearance or two.
SplitPAABHHRBBSOAVGOBPSLGwOBAK%
vs LHB12103221.300.4171.000.5508.3%
vs RHB18147130.500.556.857.5630.0%

Pitch sequencing

What James Pazos throws in each count, and what he follows each pitch with. Select any cell for the breakdown.

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Pitch arsenal

What he throws, how hard, and how often it misses in 2020.

Sinker68.7%9092.11,99446.7%13.3%
Slider27.5%3679.82,24530.6%7.1%
James Pazos's arsenal by usage. Velocity is average release speed in mph, spin in rpm, and whiff rate is misses per swing — the cleanest single measure of whether a pitch beats hitters.

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How these are computed

wOBA uses linear weights measured from this season's own play-by-play rather than published constants, and wRC+ is park-adjusted against that same league. dbWAR is our own open implementation — not fWAR or bWAR — and the full derivation, including its simplifications, is on the methodology page.